reprieve
英 [rɪˈpriːv]
[NOUN, VERB]
reprieves
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 缓刑 , （刑罚）撤销
If someone who has been sentenced in a court is given a reprieve, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.
双语例句
例：A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last-minute reprieve.
一名即将被执行注射死刑的男子因为最后一刻的缓刑而获救。
2. [C 可数名词] 暂缓 , 暂缓令
A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.
双语例句
例：It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
看上去这所学院将不得不关闭，但本周情况却有所缓解。
NOUN. 名词
reprieves , reprieving , reprieved
1. [T 及物动词] （被判）缓刑 , 撤销（刑罚）
If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.
双语例句
例：Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
因谋杀前总理而将处以绞刑的14个人获得了缓刑。
VERB. 动词
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